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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar The Australian Barnstar of National Merit for your efforts with Australian articles Gnangarra 00:22, 26 January 2008 (UTC)[reply] The Tireless Contributor Barnstar This is for your tireless contributions and work on the Recent Deaths section. I stride to make my edits like yours. Keep up the good work! Chandlerjoeyross (talk) 22:38, 5 April 2008 (UTC)[reply] Death Star This Death Star award is again for all your hard work on the Recent Deaths pages. Kiwipat (talk) 23:12, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply] The Barnstar of Recovery I am honored to award you this barnstar for your work in improving the article Kelley Abbey in the face of pending deletion. Your diligent WP:AFTER improves the project for all its readers. Great job! Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 19:45, 9 August 2010 (UTC)[reply] The Original Barnstar For your excellent speedy deletion tagging :). Ironholds (talk) 11:57, 20 October 2012 (UTC)[reply] The Original Barnstar Good catches on the Sandy Hook article Amadscientist (talk) 12:49, 16 December 2012 (UTC)[reply] The Teamwork Barnstar For excellent work objectively streamlining over-referencing at Victoria Leigh Soto. Jokestress (talk) 12:22, 15 January 2013 (UTC)[reply] The Hard Worker's Barnstar For formatting the references on the annual "Deaths in XXXX" pages into a less-unwieldy more-efficient format, thus reducing pageload times. — Wyliepedia 03:36, 28 January 2013 (UTC)[reply] The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar Nicos Anastasiades - Well spotted, he created eight such articles before I could get a block in!  Ronhjones  (Talk) 23:48, 27 March 2014 (UTC)[reply] The Special Barnstar Your userpage is brilliant!, I had literally laughed out loud & I thought me laughing at 4am would be impossible but seems not :) Thanks! :), Regards, -→Davey2010→→Talk to me!→ 03:19, 23 April 2014 (UTC)[reply] HI! THANKS FOR THE FEEDBACK! JackGann (talk) 07:11, 26 July 2014 (UTC)[reply] The Multiple Barnstar Thank you for fixing my linkrot on the Alan Henning page. --108.176.24.195 (talk) 02:05, 5 October 2014 (UTC)[reply] The Original Barnstar Dylann Ceriani is a very good contribution that also solved an unpleasant problem. Thank you very much for your work on it. BDD (talk) 16:32, 11 July 2015 (UTC)[reply] Way to pounce! I went to do this exact edit a minute after you... stop reading my mind! EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{re}} 01:16, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply] The Editor's Barnstar Thank you for correcting the Powers Boothe article. I was going to revert it myself, but I figured I'd discuss it in the Talk page. I'm glad someone did it, though. DTXBrian (talk) 02:24, 15 May 2017 (UTC)[reply] The Tireless Contributor Barnstar I hereby award you this barnstar for your tireless contributions and upkeep of the Deepak Sathe page which got merged recently ; your efforts are appreciated. Keep up the good work! Jehowahyereh (talk) 06:01, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply] The Teamwork Barnstar Thank you for responding to my call for help on Talk:Grenfell_Tower_fire and your tireless contribution to the page. Gxrneyme (talk) 01:17, 15 June 2017 (UTC)[reply] The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar Thank you for reverting the recent vandalism on Deaths in 2022! Renewal6 (talk) 11:11, 31 July 2022 (UTC)[reply] The Current Events Barnstar In recognition of your contributions to the article Killing of Nahel Merzouk. --Cdjp1 talk 15:56, 17 July 2023 (UTC)[reply] The Tireless Contributor Barnstar This is for your tireless contributions to Deaths in 2024. Pachu Kannan (talk) 15:34, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply] ITN recognition for John E. Thrasher On 6 June 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article John E. Thrasher, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Schwede66 23:53, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply] A barnstar for you! The Original Barnstar Thanks! MilesMogul87 (talk) 13:16, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply] A cup of tea for you! We all aim at accuracy and edit in good faith :) Varoon2542 (talk) 18:32, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply] A fox for you! Thank you for your correction on the 2024 Apalachee High School shooting‎ article. I know it's a hot topic and emotions are high but I'm glad there was someone who was willing to make that important correction. Dr vulpes (Talk) 05:13, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply] The Current Events Barnstar (Sep 2025) In recognition of your contributions to the article Porepunkah police shootings, Australia (Aug 2025). Constantly and politely correcting, reverting, educating, despite the sealioning, agendas, and vandalism attempts; including maintaining the distinctions of what is known or emotion, and legal terminology accuracy (such as, the suspect, as not yet before a criminal court).–Q8682 (talk) 06:21, 1 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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